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#36D5EF

#36d5ef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36d5ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 83.53% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.41% cyan, 10.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 188.43°, with 85.25% saturation and 57.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.03.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.546

Complementary

  1. #36d5ef
  2. #ef5036

Split complementary

  1. #36d5ef
  2. #ef3679
  3. #efac36

Analogous

  1. #36efac
  2. #36d5ef
  3. #3679ef

Triadic

  1. #36d5ef
  2. #ef36d5
  3. #d5ef36

Tetradic

  1. #36d5ef
  2. #5036ef
  3. #ef5036
  4. #d5ef36

Square

  1. #36d5ef
  2. #ac36ef
  3. #ef5036
  4. #79ef36

Monochromatic

  1. #0a7182
  2. #10afc9
  3. #36d5ef
  4. #7de4f5
  5. #c4f3fa

Shades

#36d5ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36d5ef
  2. #31c0d7
  3. #2baabf
  4. #2695a7
  5. #20808f
  6. #1b6b78
  7. #165560
  8. #104048
  9. #0b2b30
  10. #051518
  11. #000000

Tints

#36d5ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36d5ef
  2. #4ad9f1
  3. #5eddf2
  4. #72e2f4
  5. #86e6f5
  6. #9beaf7
  7. #afeef9
  8. #c3f2fa
  9. #d7f7fc
  10. #ebfbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36d5ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36d5ef
  2. #3dcde4
  3. #45c4d9
  4. #4cbcce
  5. #54b3c3
  6. #5babb8
  7. #62a2ac
  8. #6a9aa1
  9. #719196
  10. #79898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ecad6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0cdf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8bbef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e0dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cd0f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89c6ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dce4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36d5ef {
  color: #36d5ef;
}
Background
.bg-36d5ef {
  background-color: #36d5ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36d5ef {
  border: 2px solid #36d5ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36d5ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 213 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 85% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36d5ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36d5ef, #3679ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36d5ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 213 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.03 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.37 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.95 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.49 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.69 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 10.33 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.38 #c92a10 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#36d5ef  rgb(54, 213, 239)  hsl(188, 85%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#ef5036  rgb(239, 80, 54)  hsl(8, 85%, 57%)  Cinnabar
#ef36d5  rgb(239, 54, 213)  hsl(308, 85%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#d5ef36  rgb(213, 239, 54)  hsl(68, 85%, 57%)  Pear